What’s your season? ICYMI, seasonal color analysis has made quite the comeback in recent years, and if you’re in the market for some soft summer makeup inspiration, look no further than Julia Fox, whose vintage pageant queen glam details are equal parts sweet and cool.
While we don’t know Fox’s exact color season—she feels like a winter to me—she was definitely serving up a pretty-in-pastel palette at the 2026 Accessories Council Excellence Awards with her head-to-toe Betsey Johnson ensemble, tiara, and matching hair and makeup. (While you’d think spring would be a cool-toned palette in the Color Me Beautiful world, it’s actually warm; summer is the cooler palette!)
The actor leaned into light, sugary-sweet tones, starting with the butter yellow tulle prom dress and carrying soft, light shades through to her makeup. Her lips and cheeks were a similar shade of cool-toned, prom-queen pink, with her blush concentrated on her cheekbones and upward. On her eyes, Fox chose a misty gray shadow, which she wore brushed across her entire lid, softly diffused out for just a hint of color. I was expecting to see thick, ’60s-style winged-out liner to match the retro vibes of the poufy dress, but Fox skipped it in favor of just a few strokes of mascara on both top and bottom lashes.
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You can’t channel a retro pageant queen without big hair! Fox’s hairstylist definitely pulled out the teasing comb for this one; the star wore her shoulder-length hair down with lots of volume at the crown—not quite Priscilla Presley-worthy volume, but an obvious “oomph” that set the stage for her adorable hair accessory: a classic small tiara accented with a pastel floral corsage.
Fox often embraces vintage details in her ever-changing beauty routine. During New York Fashion Week, she channeled a living doll with big, bouncy ringlets and purple-gray eye shadow, and at the 2026 Fashion Trust Awards, she looked like she walked right off the set of Valley of the Dolls, complete with a bouffant and baby pink lipstick. It might just be time to add a princessy pink shade or two to your spring and summer makeup rotation.
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